Well my vote goes to Kirt's "Free Fall" even though it was a little late.

Profane

06-05-2004, 05:26 PM

for the 'free fall' competion my vote goes to ]_onewolf

the sparky

06-05-2004, 05:30 PM

three from each thread?

ok...
From Monkeys with Guns:
Goro
Supervlieg
zzacmann

Profane

06-05-2004, 05:31 PM

and my next vote for the other competition 'From Beyond' goes to
vinylequinox

NoPancakeMix

06-05-2004, 05:34 PM

1:freefall
...chikega
...fnote
...kirt

2:from beyond
...vinylequinox
...mdme_sadie's #2
...pointpusher

3:man eater
...animator
...zzacman
...unlikely corny

4:monkeys with guns
...goro
...supervlieg
...cyro

Profane

06-05-2004, 05:37 PM

for man eater my vote goes to HeliosDoubleSix
...cause that rabbit reminds me the one i saw in the movie 'the holy grail' by monty Python

Profane

06-05-2004, 05:40 PM

for monkeys with guns,my vote goes to Goro

the sparky

06-05-2004, 05:43 PM

for Man Eater:
Agent D
buzzz3d
Kieronh

Ti-Ki

06-05-2004, 05:46 PM

1 - Freefall :

Digital_bobert
mjm #2
Kirt

2 - From Beyond :

AJ_23
Alice
kallinn

3 - Man eater :

Zzacmann
buzzz3d
aminator

4 - Monkeys with guns :
Jawine
Ilikesoup
Goro

20megmachine

06-05-2004, 06:01 PM

Freefall:
mdme_sadie
Archeophant
agentJ

From Beyond:
vinylequinox
Alice
agentJ

Maneater:
zzacmann
Agent D
buzzz3d

Monkeys With Guns:
Goro
Supervlieg
JDex

fresh27

06-05-2004, 06:03 PM

1 - Freefall :
Kirt
Archeophant
Kieronh

2 - From Beyond :
AJ_23
Aminator
Pointpusher

3 - Man eater :
mdme_sadie
buzzz3d
aminator

4 - Monkeys with guns :
UnlikelyCorny
SuperVileg
Goro

Dirj

06-05-2004, 06:09 PM

Saw some awesome stuff here, I'll be sure to learn from this.. right after xams.

Freefall:
Supervlieg
AJ_23
zzacman

From Beyond:
AJ_23, "From Beyond the Stars..."
Archeophant,
Ivars

Man Eater
Shin_Iori
Kieronh
the sparky

Monkey's with Guns
Supervlieg
Goro
zzacmann

Flatuloso

06-05-2004, 06:09 PM

Before I start, I just want to say that everyone had wonderful entries, and I'm extremely happy that people followed through on this idea. As corny as it sounds, it's a great way to build a sort of community among the people of the board, and so far it's been working wonderfully. Many people (myself included) were finally given the motivation to post work for the first time, and were able to do so without the nagging doubt that their piece won't pass muster. I hope the Sketch of the Day continues to be just as popular in the future, if not more so. :applause:

Now on to my votes... I didn't want to break any rules, so I kept voting limited to those sketches that were done on time.

DAY 1 - FREEFALL

1st. AgentJ - Brain
Definitely my favorite - I love the monochrome blue, it really helps to contribute to the worry on the guy's face - he definitely doesn't look happy that his brain is skipping town without him. The use of dark to really imply the deadly drop down your back is great, as well.

2. mjm - Falling guy #2
This is really cool - I love how stylized it is, it really could be part of some comic that I haven't read yet. I really like the use of vertical lines in the sky, and the implied flapping of arms.

3. Archeophant - Guy with gun
I really like the speed that this one implies. The character of the lines, background, and even the coloring all imply a lot of motion, and it reall helps push your eye back and forth across the picture.

Honorable mention goes to AJ_23's Frog.

DAY 2 - FROM BEYOND

1. AJ_23 - "From Beyond the Stars"
Great graphic approach to the concept. The warm color pallette screams 'Mars' (which I'm sure you already knew). Definitely is individual in both style and approach.

3. Kieronh - Glow(?) Fish
Great colors and I love the fish's expression. Good muted greens really help with the under water setting.

Honorable Mentions to vinylequinox and Rio Yeti.

DAY 3 - MAN EATER

1. Kieronh - Dog
A very traditional image with a rather creepy twist, and a style that is often used to handle both. You said you were worried about the amount of color you used - well I am of the opinion that it's just right. Really helps to accent the red, and also avoids muting the effect of the finger.

2. zzacman - Human Baked Potato
Possibly one of the most unsettling drawings I have ever seen. Nice work :D

3. Goro - Worm
I really like the scene, reminds me of Dune. Very few scenes have been submitted recently, so this one really stands out. Love the guy in the bottom with his torch, as well.

Honorable mention to Ilikesoup - TGI Friday's?

DAY 4 - MONKEY WITH A GUN

1. Goro - Assassin
I love this one, it really strikes a chord with me. It has a very traditional look, but that monkey in the tree seems kind of like a jealous lover or something, gunning for the ape that stole his love away.

2. Supervlieg - Age of Discovery
Very cute, very funny. Yet maintains importance by hinting at the potentially disasterous outcome...

3. zzacman - Morpheus
That is frighteningly accurate. Like the comic book feel and intensity on the monkey's face.

And that's it, great sketches all around.

richd

06-05-2004, 06:15 PM

first off many did a good and creative job. good works
freefall
i vote J-onewolf
and kirt
from beyond
i'll vote homz
maneater
the sparky
monkeyeater
supervilig

JDex

06-05-2004, 06:34 PM

Originally posted by 20megmachine
Monkeys With Guns:
Goro
Supervlieg
JDex

HOLY CRAP!!!

Thanks

the sparky

06-05-2004, 07:10 PM

JDex, my feelings exactly! I got votes! Wow!

Thanks!

plaguelord

06-05-2004, 07:25 PM

my votes (IMO this way to vote is a little complicated)
1 vote for each category should be best.

free fall
1 - digital_bobert (awesome)
2 - chikega

from beyond
1 - aminator (by faaaar the best)

man eater (I love this category!)

1 - buzzz3d
2 - feyshtey
3 - aminator
4 - jack_sparrow ( :p oops)

monekys with guns
1 - Goro

snovak

06-05-2004, 07:25 PM

There's really a bunch of great entries. One thing that I'm learning from my observations is that concept is everything and mood is a close second.

Free Fall:
1. zzacmann - I like that I'm looking at the effects of a freefall rather than the fall itself.
2. chikega
3. Kirt - I think I need to ask myself the same questions at times. Thanks!

From Beyond:
1. Kieronh - the mood rocks.
2. Ivars - I love the style used with your gnome. A well done drawing.
3. AJ_23 - again with the style. I like vector looking images. This would work well as a flash animation.

Monkey's with Guns:
1. Goro - great sense of lighting!
2. UnlikelyCorny - I think this calls for a planet of the apes rewrite.
3. Clanger - HAHAHA!

Richardve

06-05-2004, 07:36 PM

1) Free Fall:
- chikega
- digital_bobert
- Kirt

2) From Beyond:
- aminator
- vinylequinox
- AirbORn

3) Man Eater:
- Supervlieg
- Goro
- buzzz3d

4) Monkeys with Guns:
- Clanger
- Cyro
- zzacmann

Szishren

06-05-2004, 07:38 PM

First of all: great initiative.
It's wonderful to see what so many different talented people can come up with for the same theme...
My favourites at this moment (yes, at this moment... when I look through them all again tomorrow or later it'll probably shift quite a bit...) would be:

Freefall:
derbyqsalano - If you call this a sketch, you've got some pretty high standards.
Mdme_sadie - For some reason I like the grainy sketchiness of the whole picture and the point of view.
digital_bobert - Too amusing for words.

From beyond:
vinylequinox - This one I remembered best a day after going through the thread. I like the colour scheme.
supervlieg - The atmosphere oozing from this picture fits the topic wonderfully.
broodingwolf - I can't quite put my finger on it, but I think the reason I chose this one for a third is the way the hair of that zombie was done with the dots.

Monkeys with guns:
(Decided to stick with the more literal interpretations here... Although I quite liked the political pieces.)
Cyro - Sue me, I'm a sucker when it comes to cute monkeys with guns.
zzacmann - Red or blue banana?
supervlieg - I'm as much a sucker for purple as I am for cute monkeys with guns.

Looking forward to many more of these sketching topics. My hands are itching like hell to take part sometime.

dmcgrath

06-05-2004, 07:46 PM

FreeFall:
1)digital_bobert - fantastic vision, I love the look on that dog's face.
2)Kirt - late yes, but still great
3)UnlikelyCorny - post freefall, very cool

FROM BEYOND:
1)vinylequinox - that thing is cool
2)AJ_23 -- the colors are fantastic
3)Ivars - the second drawing is great, I hope everyone notices your attention to detail (with the repeating spiral).

Before I get to the votes, just to say this has been great :thumbsup: It's been really interesting to see everyone's take on the topics & the very different kind of sketches posted. I hope everyone is getting a good creative kick out of posting & learning as much as I am. Amazed I got some votes, many thanks!

Very hard to choose, my votes.......

Freefall:
digital_bobert
mdme_sadie
AJ_23

From Beyond:
aminator
AJ_23
AirbORn

Man Eater:
zzacmann
Goro
pOiNtPuShEr

Monkeys with guns:
Goro
Supervlieg
Clanger

Cheers,
Kieron

zzacmann

06-05-2004, 09:18 PM

Appreciate the votes. Here are mine:

Freefall: thesightsmith, simple yet beautiful. Im glad you left it rough rather than trying to clean it up too much. It flows nicely. Is it rain, is it spit, is it poop? Who knows.

Beyond: aminator, great pose, great detail. The one with the horse and arrows is okay too. Just kidding, good work.

ManEater: Cyro: I was contemplating doing something similar, but you pulled it off better than I could have. I like the devil using chopsticks. I don't know why, but I can't stop thinking about that.

Honorable Mentions: buzzz3D, great coloring, looks like pastels. You would make the illustrators over at Pixar nervous.
UnlikelyCorny, I've always appreciated that sort of thing. It could go on forever. Like it does in my dreams. Damn I need to stop drinking.

MonkeyswithGuns: Rio Yeti, a pink butt and brains flying through the air. What more do you need? You did it without even showing the gun.
:applause:

abonora

06-05-2004, 10:56 PM

FreeFall> digital_bobert

From Beyond> Supervlieg

Man Eater> Goro

Monkeys with Guns> Tied > Goro Supervleg (both are awesome) :)

Mananetwork

06-06-2004, 12:09 AM

FreeFall:
AJ_23 - AHHAHAHAHAHA, love it

From Beyond:
grouse - This one is kind of creepy. Cought my eye though

I really liked all of the sketches, im not the best artist but if i knew these where here i would of threw in my stick figures hehe. hope everyone had fun and keep up the good work.

Shotty

06-06-2004, 01:45 AM

Wow... just wow. All the entries were awesome :)

Freefall
- ]_onewolf
- Kirt
- AJE

From Beyond
- zzacmann
- AJ_23
- agentJ

Man Eater
- zzacmann
- feyshtey
- Goro

Monkeys with Guns
- Goro
- Clanger
- Supervlieg

grouse

06-06-2004, 09:37 AM

a vote...sweet, thanks Mananetwork.

freefall > chikega

from beyond > pOiNtPuShEr

man eater > AirbORn

monkeys with guns > thesightsmith

everyone did really well, roll on next week! See you all there :cool:

Agent D

06-06-2004, 10:55 AM

I'm flattered that some people voted for my painting. :D These things are fun. I only entered one this week, but I want to try to do them all from now on.

#1: Freefall
J_Onewolf
Digital_Bobert
Kirt

#2: From Beyond
Aminator - Horse
Supervlieg
PointPusher

#3: Man Eater
Buzzz3d
Supervlieg
Kieronh

#4: Monkeys With Guns
Supervlieg
Goro
Kieronh

And guys, we're supposed to list our favorite three sketches from each category... might want to edit some of those posts.

Ch3

06-06-2004, 11:10 AM

#1: Freefall
Archeophant
zzacmann
]_onewolf

#2: From Beyond
aminator
Alice
AJ_23

#3: Man Eater
UnlikelyCorny
aminator
zzacmann

#4: Monkeys With Guns
UnlikelyCorny
Supervlieg
neednoname

pOiNtPuShEr

06-06-2004, 01:22 PM

Without a doubt, this forum is just fun fun fun!

Monkeys w/ guns:
Supervlieg
Goro
neednoname

Man Eater:
Supervlieg
aminator
derbyqsalano

From Beyond:
aminator
Alice
AJ_23

Free Fall:
mjm (the second one)
AJ_23
Alice

Goro

06-06-2004, 01:31 PM

wow! thnx for the votes!

my votes:

Man eater:
buzzz3d
Supervlieg
aminator

Monkeys with guns:
Supervlieg
zzacmann
jawine

Freefall:
Kirt
digital_bobert
Alice

FromBeyond:
Alice
Ivars
AJ_23

AirbORn

06-06-2004, 02:27 PM

grouse: Thanks for the vote!

Kieronh: Thanks you also for the vote! :beer::bounce:

CuTnPaste

06-06-2004, 02:59 PM

FREE FALL: agentJ

FROM BEYOND: vinylequinox

MAN EATER:buzzz3d

MONKEYS WITH GUNS:Goro

:bounce: cooool

jawine

06-06-2004, 04:22 PM

I think it's really nice i've been nominated by some people i'm happy people enjoy my scribbles :)

But i'm afraid assigning sketches of the week is going to turn this into a mini-contest for some people, and might chase some people away who are not feeling super-confident about their scribbles.

The daily sketch group should imho be for fun, for creating ideas, for trying to make the best scribble you can make that day but knowing that it's all good if you didn't have your day and wanted to contribute something, knowing that even if you're a crap drawer people are going to enjoy your funny scribbles anyway just because the sketch thread is for fun and practise.

With nomination sketches of the week we might end up dividing the scribblers into a 'good' and a 'bad' group, not a good idea i think.

iamintricate

06-06-2004, 04:22 PM

freefall:
- fnote
- kirt
- digital_bobert

fromt beyond:
- vinylequinox
- pointpucher
- agentJ

man eater:
- buzzz3d
- zzacmann
- aminator

monkey's with guns:
- goro
- kieronh
- fnote

the sparky

06-06-2004, 04:28 PM

jawine, I feel the same way.

PaulZ

06-06-2004, 04:40 PM

Im all with Jawine too....and please,please give us a new subject asap (like today) :hmm:

man....i fell off the face of the planet for the last two...maybe its time to get sketchin'.
Thanks, to those that liked mine.

buzzz3d

06-06-2004, 06:22 PM

Originally posted by jawine
The daily sketch group should imho be for fun, for creating ideas, for trying to make the best scribble you can make that day but knowing that it's all good if you didn't have your day and wanted to contribute something, knowing that even if you're a crap drawer people are going to enjoy your funny scribbles anyway just because the sketch thread is for fun and practise.

With nomination sketches of the week we might end up dividing the scribblers into a 'good' and a 'bad' group, not a good idea i think.

I couldn't have said it better myself.
And although it's nice to be nominated, all this time we're now spending on looking back who made the best sketch this day or that day, we could have been drawing!
I couldn't make fridays sketch but I would have loved to do one yesterday or today. So I hope this will become a 7 days a week Sketch Forum.
Happy drawing,

Cheers,

Erik

JDex

06-06-2004, 06:42 PM

I must admit, I feel much the same way. 7 days a week, no voting.

I am honored to see that I recieved 3 votes tho, that's about 10 more than I expected to recieve. TY

Agent D

06-06-2004, 06:53 PM

I don't have a major problem with voting (other than the fact that half of the people didn't do it right), but I would definitely prefer 7 days a week drawing. A sketch of the week would still work fine, there would just be more days to consider.

aminator

06-06-2004, 07:11 PM

Well, now that you guys all mention it, ya, voting isn't really needed......but since I spent the last 15-20 minutes going over them all, I might as well post my thoughts, although a sketch of the week idea is probably better.

Can't wait for the next week (be kinda busy, but I'll try!) See you all there!

PS. Thanks for all the votes, guys! <sniff, they like me!> :)

Supervlieg

06-06-2004, 07:12 PM

Whoa, this sketch group really took off. Nice to see it gaining so much momentum. And very nice to see my pink monkey on the front page.

Thanks for all the votes I got so far

These ones get my vote:

Free Fall
mdme_sadie
digital_bobert
AJ_23

From Beyond
aminator
kallinn
AJ_23

Maneater
Agent D
buzzz3d
HeliosDoubleSix

Monkeys with guns
Goro
jawine
manalokos

Obviously tallying this enormous amounts of votes will be quite the task. Good luck Roberto.

daraand

06-06-2004, 10:45 PM

Damn I feel bad, it was my birthday this past weekend and I missed the last two sketches :| Oh well ^_^ Here are my votes:

Free Fall
Alice
zzacmann
AJ_23

From Beyond
aminator
Alice
vinylequinox

HeliosDoubleSix
goro
mdme_sadie
buzzz3d

[b]Monkeys with guns
fnote
jawine
tacit (hehehe i laughed:P)

good work guys!!

UnlikelyCorny

06-06-2004, 11:04 PM

Hello,

Big thanks to those who voted for me.
Following are my votes. There were many nice drawings in it self, but I mostly looked at how people have interpreted the theme and developed their concept. I feel that there was a lot of craftmanship, but maybe a little less orginality. Nevertheless great fun. I would keep some sort of voting system, it just spices things up a bit. Otherwise things might get a bit boring after a while.

Well ok, I talk too much, he're my votes in no particular order

Free Fall
McSpirit
AJ_23
J_onewolf

From Beyond
RioYeti
AJ_23
PointPusher

Maneater
Supervlieg
Zzachmann
I Like Soup

Monkeys with guns
Clanger
Goro
NeedNoName

SteveV

06-06-2004, 11:31 PM

I have to agree, this is a wonderful place to mantain and improve our drawing skills, I see no need to make it into a contest at the expense of alienating people who don't get voted.

Love it!

fresh27

06-07-2004, 12:14 AM

Well, I tried to delete this post, but I'll just say that everybody rocks :D

Fnote

06-07-2004, 03:26 AM

Hey everybody,

You know I spent a lot of time contemplating on what I would say in regard to the whole contest thing. Normally I am against any voting system when it comes to art, but hey I got votes (just kidding). Seriously, I feel that voting and picking the best of the best throughout the week in a sketch group can in fact be a good thing. Let me explain, the thing people look for most in their artwork is a sense of connection with the audience, so in a way voting is much like a critique, maybe you felt your point was well portrayed but after having a very diverse group of people nit pick and point out the good vs. the bad can really put things into perspective. Ok maybe I really should change something here, maybe I need to change some composition, and maybe my 6th grade art teacher was right after all. Moreover having someone look at your work is good, having someone scale your work in contrast to others who have submitted when given the same source material (theme) really can do the trick. I think this will work....but hey I could be wrong. Thanks for listening.

-Bill a.k.a Fnote

My picks

-Freefall-

Agent_J - Now thats artistic!

-From Beyond-

aminator- Not only because his artwork is clean but also because he had the guts to go first. Kudos!

-Man Eater-
zzacmann- Because i almost puked!

Overall i think everyone did a great job. You have all inspired me. All of you.....Seriously!

Monkeys With Guns
Supervlieg/What's dat? - Funny and great colors.
Bonzo/Me Like Naners - ROFL Wonderfully bizarre. That gorilla knows exactly where he stands.
Goro/Monkey With a Grudge - Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that was Tarzan he's aiming at. Great scene, great detail.

Great ideas and great effort by everybody. I think voting is fine because it gives people something to strive for and everybody likes to receive praise. Personally I'm as impressed by a strong concept as by a well rendered picture. IMO the only way to lose is not to participate!

AgentX

06-07-2004, 05:06 AM

Here are my favorite 3 from each:

"Freefall"

1) digital_bobert
2) mdme_sadie
3) Fnote

"From Beyond"

1) AirbORn
2) iamintricate
3) Supervlieg

"Man Eather"

1) AgentD
2) buzzz3d
3) Kieronh

"Monkeys with Guns"

1) zzacmann
2) Cyro
3) JDex

Great job everyone, keep up the good painting.

feyshtey

06-07-2004, 01:17 PM

I don't have any objection to their being a voting thread. But it might be best to narrow it down to a single 'best of the week' vote, rather than even a best of the day vote. (Or the 3 votes per day that the majority of people here voted for.) Also, if we're going to vote on the topics, then the time-limit should be inforced. I'm not saying people can't submit things to the threads after the time is up (I don't really have an opinion on that one way or another). But only pieces that fit into the criteria set before us should be considered for voting.

Ilikesoup

06-07-2004, 02:42 PM

I almost forgot:

Happy Birthday, AgentJ !! :beer:

Sagii

06-08-2004, 12:33 AM

Lol i rather have a voting in the weekend because Im usually out and wont have time to draw :) but that is just me being selfish.

RobertoOrtiz

06-09-2004, 05:59 AM

Ok I tallied the votes and here are the Winners!:
TOPIC:Freefall
Digital-Bobert
http://www.artofbob.com/images/farretdogfreeefall.jpg

And the SKETCH OF THE WEEK belongs to:
<<>Drumroll please>
Supervlieg
http://www.bolman.nl/cgtalk/0004.jpg

And
Goro1
http://www.area-56.de/pics/cgtalk/evil_monkey.jpg

It is a tie!
nice monkeys!

Again thanks to all who participated!
-R

RobertoOrtiz

06-09-2004, 06:29 AM

Oh and before I forget....
I am working on a banner for the winners.

This is a WIP of what I have in mind..
http://66.242.144.2/CUP1.GIF

-R

erilaz

06-09-2004, 06:32 AM

Heh... nice trophy. Definately something involving a pencil.

And well done to the winners! Aptly deserved! :D

Supervlieg

06-09-2004, 07:28 AM

Great! Congrats to Goro, and me! :p

Thats a lovely trophy you got there. I'll be happy to put it on my website.

JDex

06-09-2004, 07:41 AM

Congratz folks... I'd say that sketch group is a success. Roberto, that is a nice trophy there... got me thinking that we should have a side-subject this next week... design the trophy. Anywho, it's been great participating with such talented artists. May we all learn a lot and have some more fun. Just imagine a year from now, we'll have 363 days worth of sketches (you know, we're missing 2 from this past weekend) and we can vote on "The Sketch of the Year" :thumbsup:

Goro

06-09-2004, 09:17 AM

wow! thnx everyone!

and congrats Supervlieg!!

Roberto the trophy looks great!

Mananetwork

06-09-2004, 09:33 AM

You should make a scetch of that trophy.. lol:p

dmcgrath

06-10-2004, 04:47 AM

Roberto that trophy is perfect. I don't think you should work on it anymore. Like Mananetwork mentioned; "you should make a sketch of that trophy". It should be just as sketchy as the sketches themselves.

Telemaco

06-10-2004, 09:41 AM

I dislike the font used for "Sketch of the week", it needs another tipography, don't u think?

Telémaco

dmcgrath

06-10-2004, 05:30 PM

Originally posted by Telemaco
I dislike the font used for "Sketch of the week", it needs another tipography, don't u think?

Telémaco

Yeah, maybe change that, that would be better.

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